Labour Cost Index - Total Labour costs

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    LABOUR COST INDEX - TOTAL LABOUR COSTS - 2025
    Index, 2020=100
    Not seasonally adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ. IІІ. IV.
    B to S Total 165.9      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 169.8      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 169.7      
    B Mining and quarrying 145.5      
    C Manufacturing 175.6      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 146.2      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 162.7      
    F Construction 184.6      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 170.9      
    H Transportation and storage 170.7      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 188.0      
    J Information and communication 163.2      
    K Financial and insurance activities 159.5      
    L Real estate activities 163.6      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 164.7      
    N Administrative and support service activities 193.2      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 156.8      
    P Education 134.8      
    Q Human health and social work activities 158.4      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 184.6      
    S Other service activities 173.5      
    Percentage change compared to corresponding period of the previous year
    Not seasonally adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ. IІІ. IV.
    B to S Total 12.8      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 14.1      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 12.3      
    B Mining and quarrying 0.8      
    C Manufacturing 14.9      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 13.8      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 16.4      
    F Construction 19.7      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11.5      
    H Transportation and storage 13.4      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 13.5      
    J Information and communication 9.1      
    K Financial and insurance activities 15.0      
    L Real estate activities 19.2      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 14.8      
    N Administrative and support service activities 15.6      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 8.3      
    P Education 10.4      
    Q Human health and social work activities 13.5      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 19.8      
    S Other service activities 12.6      

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    LABOUR COST INDEX - TOTAL LABOUR COSTS - 2025
    Index, 2020=100
    Calendar adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ. IІІ. IV.
    B to S Total 165.5      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 169.6      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 169.0      
    B Mining and quarrying 145.2      
    C Manufacturing 175.4      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 146.0      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 163.3      
    F Construction 184.7      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 170.6      
    H Transportation and storage 168.7      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 187.8      
    J Information and communication 162.7      
    K Financial and insurance activities 158.5      
    L Real estate activities 163.2      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 164.4      
    N Administrative and support service activities 192.4      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 155.8      
    P Education 135.9      
    Q Human health and social work activities 156.9      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 183.9      
    S Other service activities 173.1      
    Percentage change compared to corresponding period of the previous year
    Calendar adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ. IІІ. IV.
    B to S Total 12.4      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 14.1      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 11.8      
    B Mining and quarrying 0.8      
    C Manufacturing 14.9      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 13.8      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 16.4      
    F Construction 19.7      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11.5      
    H Transportation and storage 11.0      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 13.5      
    J Information and communication 9.1      
    K Financial and insurance activities 14.5      
    L Real estate activities 19.2      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 14.8      
    N Administrative and support service activities 13.8      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 7.5      
    P Education 11.2      
    Q Human health and social work activities 11.5      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 17.9      
    S Other service activities 12.6      

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    LABOUR COST INDEX - TOTAL LABOUR COSTS - 2025
    Index, 2020=100
    Seasonally adjusted and adjusted data by working days
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ. IІІ. IV.
    B to S Total 175.4      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 178.3      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 173.9      
    B Mining and quarrying 152.7      
    C Manufacturing 182.9      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 165.0      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 169.9      
    F Construction 192.2      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 176.2      
    H Transportation and storage 173.8      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 199.3      
    J Information and communication 165.4      
    K Financial and insurance activities 158.8      
    L Real estate activities 168.8      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 172.8      
    N Administrative and support service activities 195.6      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 175.7      
    P Education 174.6      
    Q Human health and social work activities 165.5      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 194.6      
    S Other service activities 178.5      
    Percentage change on previous period
    Seasonally adjusted and adjusted data by working days
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ. IІІ. IV.
    B to S Total 4.6      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 5.9      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 4.8      
    B Mining and quarrying 2.9      
    C Manufacturing 5.9      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 6.1      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 8.4      
    F Construction 8.0      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4.0      
    H Transportation and storage 3.5      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 7.3      
    J Information and communication 4.4      
    K Financial and insurance activities 5.7      
    L Real estate activities 2.7      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 5.2      
    N Administrative and support service activities 8.5      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 2.9      
    P Education 1.4      
    Q Human health and social work activities 3.2      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 4.2      
    S Other service activities 2.1      

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    20.06.2025
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